By no means come between a pair of ride-or-die BFFs. They may be sure revenge is felt in the event that they ever really feel betrayed.
Megan and Isabella held Luke accountable for his lies on Merciless Summer time Season 2 Episode 8.
Put together yourselves, Merciless Summer time followers! We have made it to the cabin, and the strain has skyrocketed. This thrilling homicide thriller is beginning its roller-coaster highs towards the climax.
“Confess Your Sins” was a chapter carried by how sturdy Winter 1999 grew to become. We have waited most of Merciless Summer time Season 2 to get to this second, so the stakes have been excessive. (And the early motion delivered!)
The summer time of 1999 added loads of gasoline to the hearth burning within the winter. We could not have one with out the opposite to land the reality bombs. However for Summer time 2000? It was on the again burner.
With a plot that jumps round three durations, they can not all the time get equal focus. Merciless Summer time Season 2 Episode 5 was the closest, the place every thing felt self-contained and important to the thriller.
The summer time of 2000 has been dealt a brief hand at occasions as a result of the characters should catch up after Luke’s physique is found. And we won’t transfer ahead an excessive amount of as a result of there’s nonetheless a homicide to witness prior to now.
As soon as once more, the summer time stalled in its pacing, as a substitute selecting to tug out the drama.
Loads of begins, stops, and exposition to fill the timeframe. There wasn’t something new added we did not already know.
The closest new data was Megan telling Isabella why she frolicked with Ned.
Her reply was very comprehensible and one thing Megan would need. She’s all the time centered on her targets and doing stuff she may declare as her personal. Even Merciless Summer time Season 2 Episode 1 dealt together with her frustration at having to share her life with Isabella.
Ned and the tech world have been all hers.
Isabella: Properly, yeah. I imply I’m simply saying if I have been hella paranoid, I’d put them someplace utterly unlikely. Like with my taxes or in a completely completely different database, proper?
Megan: That’s really actually sensible.
Isabella: You possibly can be much less stunned. Studying folks is like my superpower.
Megan: You do have a expertise for it.
Nevertheless, we’d like extra data on why she turned to cyber crimes. Like how did Ned get her to comply with hack?
There may be extra to this than merely needing a separation in her life. Megan has a complete completely different facet to her that solely scratched the floor.
Steve and Brent are absolutely the worst. Like a complete “the apple does not fall removed from the tree” scenario, proper?
The summer time of 1999 (and the winter of 1999) proved but once more why the Chambers males are trash.
Brent is working wild and speaking an enormous sport, however when the chips fall, his daddy additionally bails him out—even this time after his gross conduct towards Isabella and undoing her prime.
Isabella: What are you doing?
Megan: In search of you!
Luke: We needed to determine what to do tonight.
Isabella: Oh. Cool.
Megan: What are you up for? You all the time have the very best concepts.
Isabella: Completely something.
Right here comes Steve to flex his poisonous masculinity and canopy up for his son’s horrible angle. An honest dad or mum would’ve held his son accountable for the way he handled Isabella and made her uncomfortable. However no, Steve is the worst enabler.
He is fortunate Brent by no means acquired any costs and that Parker solely dumped him. Brent deserved quite a bit worse, and hopefully, his karma comes swiftly and painfully.
It is good that Parker and Isabella bonded after every thing that occurred. We solely acquired the primary few hints of their friendship beginning, however we all know they’re going to finally grow to be BFFs later.
This makes Parker’s eventual betrayal on Merciless Summer time Season 2 Episode 6 much more surprising.
Coming to Chatham, Isabella appeared the worldliest and most reasonable of the kids. She knew how merciless the world might be and did not like optimism blind her judgment. Parker was a great stability for her as a result of she appeared mature and did not settle for Brent’s conduct.
Tim: Yo, Isabella? You wanna get moist?
Isabella: Ummm, provided that it’s for charity. Which, I suppose is you? However nonetheless, nah, I’m good.
Parker: Wow, Tim and his limp hose.
Plus, Parker may simply spot Isabella holding again the reality through the automotive wash. You possibly can see it on her face; she knew there was extra to the story.
I want we acquired extra scenes of them collectively, particularly to get a distinction between how Isabella’s friendship with Parker was completely different than hers with Megan’s. The ride-or-dies felt extra intense, whereas she and Parker have been extra of an unstated understanding.
Do you assume Isabella advised Parker the reality about Luke shedding his virginity? She stored the key from Megan, however Parker is a distinct story.
The percentages are low, particularly since Luke pressed onerous to make sure the reality would by no means come out.
Even at their lowest, Isabella would by no means do one thing to harm Megan deliberately. Revealing that reality to the world would trigger a tidal wave of points. Megan cannot deal with betrayal properly; she lashes out at everybody.
The occasions on the cabin proved that concept.
Now, it is time to focus on the revenge on the cabin. Or what we’ll name “Luke’s Villain Arc.”
This little boy stored digging his grave one remark after the subsequent. Certain, he was drugged and drunk, however he had executed and stated all these items lengthy earlier than Megan tied him to the mattress.
We referred to as it for weeks now that his insecurity and have to “be the person” could be his undoing. His good boy-next-door picture was solely a ruse to cowl up all of the horrible issues he stated and did.
Luke might be a pleasant man in his on a regular basis life, however his actions do not assist that. Somebody who cared about his girlfriend would not file a intercourse tape, brag about dishonest, or attempt to cheat on her. He cares an excessive amount of about his picture and repute.
Did anybody accurately guess that Luke recorded the intercourse tape?
He was suspicious, however these theories have been pushed apart to deal with different folks. Like, Luke could not have been that horrible? He could not be like Brent, proper?
Isabella: Luke, if Brent didn’t make the intercourse tape between you and Megan, who did?
Luke: I did.
Unsuitable! He did not do it with the identical seriousness as Brent, however he nonetheless recorded a intercourse tape with out Megan’s consent.
And if it was just for “pleasure” for him and Megan down the road, he may’ve simply advised me. Loads of time has handed for the reason that scandal broke out, so he may’ve rapidly come clear.
He almost certainly had different causes for that tape. Perhaps it was a contest towards Brent and his many secret movies?
Luke’s different huge villain second was revealing the reality about his virginity.
Do you assume Megan believed his lies? Luke pressed onerous and tugged on the feelings, however he was a confirmed liar. Megan cannot consider him after every thing; there is not any manner she would fall for this.
She has proof that he cannot be trusted between the dishonest try and his bragging. Luke is just out for himself.
No matter why they stored the key, Isabella and Luke have been relationship then. It could’ve been good if that they had advised the reality, however just one used it as ammunition on the cabin. And that wasn’t Isabella.
Talking of ammunition, the cliffhanger ended with Isabella firing a gun on digital camera. Their testimonies to Sheriff Myer made it appear to be they have been testifying towards one another.
However Luke could not have died from the gunshot at that time. Their chat that Parker overheard confirmed they weren’t collectively when Luke died and have been nonetheless suspicious of one another.
My concept is that the gunshot might be from a clean gun.
A prank to push Luke to the brink and seize him on digital camera confessing to every thing. Whoever killed Luke needed to have occurred afterward.
We nonetheless have two extra episodes left of Merciless Summer time Season 2, so loads of time stays on this homicide thriller. Let’s not neglect the large twist of Merciless Summer time Season 1 Episode 10 did not occur till the ultimate minutes. Something may occur at that cabin.
Final Ideas From The Archive:
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Sheriff Myer goes to search out loads of footage on these cameras. Perhaps it will reveal if another person drove up the cabin after Isabella and Megan left?
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Actually? A video digital camera from 1999 picked up audio, not to mention an audio crew made it clear, of Megan and Isabella plotting their revenge throughout a loud celebration? No house digital camera was that good 20 years in the past.
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Luke realizing about Brent’s secret intercourse tapes (and watching them) cemented him as a horrible man. Nobody who stood again and did nothing because it continued might be a great man.
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Who may or not it’s if Luke is adamant that he did not launch the tape? One of many gross man mates? Jeff? Steve? Parkers or one of many women?
Now, over to you, Merciless Summer time followers.
What did you consider “Confess Your Sins”?
Did Isabella homicide Luke with the gunshot? Who do you assume launched the intercourse tape? What is going to Sheriff Myer do now with the testimony?
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